Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
→ Play modern worship TOM patterns, FILLS, and 6/8 & 3/4 grooves with ease - Grab the church drummer’s “15 Go-To Grooves & Fills for Worship Music.” Feel confident & equipped to play your best every Sunday. thenonglamorousdrummer.com/grooves-and-fills-for-church-drumming
Chapters:
2:42 - What’s the difference between 3/4 & 6/8 time?
7:09 - How should we count & feel 3/4 time?
9:27 - How can we play fills and tom grooves in 3/4?
20:28 - The absolute biggest secret to mastering 3/4
If you’re a church drummer who struggles with songs that are in 3/4 time (like “In Christ Alone” or “Jesus Paid it All”), then today’s lesson is for you!
So many fellow church drummers have told me that 3/4 songs are a “nightmare,” that the band ends up all over the place, and that they can’t play anything interesting in 3 because they’re just struggling to keep the time and hold things together to avoid a train-wreck.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I’VE BEEN THERE.
Most drummers assume that in order to play in 3/4 time well, you just need to practice playing in 3 more! But the truth is, if you do that you’ll still feel awkward and uncomfortable. What you REALLY need to do starts before you even sit down at the kit.
I’ll share with you what I did as a beginner drummer in church when I was 16 to get comfortable with all the 3/4 songs, and we’ll break down 3 simple steps you can take along with me today so you can:
Start feeling confident in 3
Keep the band together in 3
AND even branch out and be able to play interesting drum parts in a 3/4 song
…So that you’re still having fun and not feeling like you’re on the edge of a train-wreck. YOU CAN DO THIS.
I believe that YOU can become the drummer everyone wants in their band. Anyone can learn the drums, and you’re far more capable of mastering this instrument than you think you are. Don’t sell yourself short!
SUBSCRIBE for more Non Glamorous videos that help you know what to practice so that you can gain confidence, nail songs, and be the drummer everyone wants to jam with.
Stay Non Glamorous,
Stephen
Check out thenonglamorousdrummer.com for more content, including free e-guides designed to fast-track your drumming progress!
→ Play modern worship TOM patterns, FILLS, and 6/8 & 3/4 grooves with ease - Grab the church drummer’s “15 Go-To Grooves & Fills for Worship Music.” Feel confident & equipped to play your best every Sunday. thenonglamorousdrummer.com/grooves-and-fills-for-church-drumming
Chapters:
2:42 - What’s the difference between 3/4 & 6/8 time?
7:09 - How should we count & feel 3/4 time?
9:27 - How can we play fills and tom grooves in 3/4?
20:28 - The absolute biggest secret to mastering 3/4
If you’re a church drummer who struggles with songs that are in 3/4 time (like “In Christ Alone” or “Jesus Paid it All”), then today’s lesson is for you!
So many fellow church drummers have told me that 3/4 songs are a “nightmare,” that the band ends up all over the place, and that they can’t play anything interesting in 3 because they’re just struggling to keep the time and hold things together to avoid a train-wreck.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I’VE BEEN THERE.
Most drummers assume that in order to play in 3/4 time well, you just need to practice playing in 3 more! But the truth is, if you do that you’ll still feel awkward and uncomfortable. What you REALLY need to do starts before you even sit down at the kit.
I’ll share with you what I did as a beginner drummer in church when I was 16 to get comfortable with all the 3/4 songs, and we’ll break down 3 simple steps you can take along with me today so you can:
Start feeling confident in 3
Keep the band together in 3
AND even branch out and be able to play interesting drum parts in a 3/4 song
…So that you’re still having fun and not feeling like you’re on the edge of a train-wreck. YOU CAN DO THIS.
I believe that YOU can become the drummer everyone wants in their band. Anyone can learn the drums, and you’re far more capable of mastering this instrument than you think you are. Don’t sell yourself short!
SUBSCRIBE for more Non Glamorous videos that help you know what to practice so that you can gain confidence, nail songs, and be the drummer everyone wants to jam with.
Stay Non Glamorous,
Stephen
Check out thenonglamorousdrummer.com for more content, including free e-guides designed to fast-track your drumming progress!
